# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=726&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 727 --- ## [If Trump gets kicked totally off Twitter one day, what platform will he jump to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924 "2023-10-04T21:31:46Z")
Suppose Donald got permanently banned from Twitter for some reason, what media platform or Twitter alternative would he start using to fill that void in his life? Bonus: Where would he go if all US corporations banned … --- ## [Botticelli September 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2023/989596)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2023/989596 "2023-10-04T20:24:34Z")
Welcome to the September 2023 Botticelli thread, with me, your host W. De La Rue. Here is the previous month’s thread, here is an explanation of the rules from a thread earlier this year, here is a thread for questions a… --- ## [How do we remove existing space junk from orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-remove-existing-space-junk-from-orbit/990938)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-remove-existing-space-junk-from-orbit/990938 "2023-10-04T19:39:25Z")
There is a metric buttload of junk in orbit, and we seem to be getting closer to the more dangerous part of the Kessler Effect curve. I know that modern satellites, like Starlink, have mechanisms to de-orbit themselves … --- ## [Very Short Treks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-short-treks/990785)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-short-treks/990785 "2023-10-04T18:54:58Z")
Inspired, I’m sure, by the recent viral videos done in the style of Star Trek TAS, you now have Very Short Treks. This is the most recent and probably the lowest on the “Did I just watch that?” scale of absurdity of the… --- ## [Is this article on the slow death of OPEC and the oil/gas industry in general and the rise of the EV too optimistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-on-the-slow-death-of-opec-and-the-oil-gas-industry-in-general-and-the-rise-of-the-ev-too-optimistic/990764)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-on-the-slow-death-of-opec-and-the-oil-gas-industry-in-general-and-the-rise-of-the-ev-too-optimistic/990764 "2023-10-04T16:47:00Z")
From what this article says OPEC and the oil and the oil/gas industry in general are in for a fall (the article calls it a “death spiral”) in the next 5-15 years and the only thing that might slow it down is the w… --- ## [Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-season-3/787200)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-season-3/787200 "2023-10-04T16:05:45Z")
3 Episodes in, so far it’s really good! Been excited for this for a while. --- ## [Anyone else watching The Windsors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-windsors/991091)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-windsors/991091 "2023-10-04T15:14:29Z")
It’s a comedy on (I think) Acorn that does a parody of the Royal Family as a soap opera. Mostly pretty funny (if sometimes crude if that’s not your thing). And they don’t have a version of Queen Elizabeth. Apparently tha… --- ## [Recommend some Victorian or Edwardian porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-victorian-or-edwardian-porn/376860)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-victorian-or-edwardian-porn/376860 "2023-10-04T15:03:17Z")
I like Victorian and Edwardian erotica. So far, I’ve read A Man with a Maid and the memoirs of Cora Pearl and the autobiography of Frank Harris. Can you recommend some other titles? Thanks. --- ## [Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right"- what's a tricky french connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-moonlight-feels-right-whats-a-tricky-french-connection/410814)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-moonlight-feels-right-whats-a-tricky-french-connection/410814 "2023-10-04T15:00:04Z")
Small sample of lyric- The wind blew some luck in my direction I caught it in my hands today I finally made a tricky French connection You winked and gave me your o.k. The song goes on to say the girl in question is… --- ## [Shows where “everyone” eventually had a part](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-eventually-had-a-part/990951)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-eventually-had-a-part/990951 "2023-10-04T14:42:12Z")
It seems as if a lot of English actors showed up on Midsomer Murders ( if only until they died), and I’ve seen more than a few famous faces on Perry Mason, such as Harvey Korman and James Coburn. Any other shows that ha… --- ## [Can we have a propane powered heat pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-propane-powered-heat-pump/990856)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-propane-powered-heat-pump/990856 "2023-10-04T13:38:46Z")
(besides using things like fuel cells or engines) There are propane powered freezers that use the combustion to drive the refrigeration cycle directly without a compressor. As I understand it they work well and make go… --- ## [Fiendishly obscure question: Identify this \[snip of a \] cartoon (1930s?, cats, skunks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiendishly-obscure-question-identify-this-snip-of-a-cartoon-1930s-cats-skunks/991052)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiendishly-obscure-question-identify-this-snip-of-a-cartoon-1930s-cats-skunks/991052 "2023-10-04T12:55:36Z")
From the “My Three Sons” episode Tramp and the Prince. You can see a snip of a cartoon starting at about 24:09. BTW: There is a website called “The Big Cartoon Database,” which had a forum for identifying half-remembe… --- ## [Document to be entered into evidence but author is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/document-to-be-entered-into-evidence-but-author-is-dead/990657)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/document-to-be-entered-into-evidence-but-author-is-dead/990657 "2023-10-04T11:20:48Z")
I was watching a court case and a person had a letter written by their doctor. He couldn’t enter it into evidence because in part the doctor that wrote it and could testify to its authenticity was unavailable. Let’s as… --- ## [Patrick Rothfusss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-rothfusss/990379)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-rothfusss/990379 "2023-10-04T08:31:16Z")
Why are fantasy writers not finishing their series?- Patrick Rothfuss. The first two books of his Kingkiller “trilogy” were very well received. The first The Name of the Wind came out in 2007, the second The Wise Man’s… --- ## [English as a Satellite-Framed Language - Looking for Examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-as-a-satellite-framed-language-looking-for-examples/990960)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-as-a-satellite-framed-language-looking-for-examples/990960 "2023-10-04T07:41:12Z")
In this thread, Whack-a-Mole wrote the following sentence : It made me smile smile because it reminded me of a topic I had considered working on when I wanted to pursue a PhD, namely verb-framing and satellite-framing. … --- ## [Strange Immages From An Occult Flea Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-immages-from-an-occult-flea-market/991014)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-immages-from-an-occult-flea-market/991014 "2023-10-04T07:13:30Z")
Of course, they ARE AI generated. But, still… https://mostlyforbiddenzone.com/post/722278976534495232/imaginary-pictures-from-an-occult-flea-market --- ## [Back-story on Russia's SpecMilOp in Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-story-on-russias-specmilop-in-ukraine/990921)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-story-on-russias-specmilop-in-ukraine/990921 "2023-10-04T05:26:17Z")
At least one Russian has come right out and said it out loud, They are about restoring the tsar-like Russ empire. He says going back 800 years worth. --- ## [What is your favourite app that most people don’t know about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-app-that-most-people-don-t-know-about/970495)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-app-that-most-people-don-t-know-about/970495 "2023-10-04T03:47:35Z")
Obviously there are a lot of apps. Most people know about the ones which come installed and the common ones. Lists of the best apps often include big surprises like Google, browsers, app versions of things already exce… --- ## [Look before you post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-before-you-post/991056)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-before-you-post/991056 "2023-10-04T03:07:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from DOJ/Jack Smith Investigation into Trump and Election Interference, January 6th Insurrection (Indicted 08-01-23): As a courtesy to other posters, I do three things before posting in a thre… --- ## [Who is Currently Next in Line for U.S. President After Kamala Harris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-currently-next-in-line-for-u-s-president-after-kamala-harris/991069)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-currently-next-in-line-for-u-s-president-after-kamala-harris/991069 "2023-10-04T01:47:28Z")
If, God forbid, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris die before a new speaker is elected by the House, who is President of the United States? Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry or Senate president pro tempore Patty Murray? Here… --- ## [A new low in phishing messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-in-phishing-messages/990791)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-in-phishing-messages/990791 "2023-10-03T22:01:44Z")
U.S.P.S. - Your package arrived at the warehouse but could not be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please confirm your address in the link. http://uspz########.top (Please reply 1 and restart iMessage t… --- ## [Pay-per-view Streaming Service NOT Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-per-view-streaming-service-not-amazon/982754)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-per-view-streaming-service-not-amazon/982754 "2023-10-03T21:42:14Z")
Sometimes I want to stream a film that is not available on Amazon. I am willing to pay but I do not want another subscription or watch commercials. I know of no other option. Any ideas? --- ## [Late stage capitalism takes a weird turn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-stage-capitalism-takes-a-weird-turn/957467)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-stage-capitalism-takes-a-weird-turn/957467 "2023-10-03T21:25:19Z")
Sometimes you read an article and just say what the fuck. Stephanie Matto is a star on a reality show called 90 Day Fiancé: The Single Life. Which is good for her, I guess, but she recently had to quit her regular job… … --- ## [Are there any great singers these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-great-singers-these-days/990860)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-great-singers-these-days/990860 "2023-10-03T21:18:29Z")
I’m going to say right up front that I don’t listen to current music and I have just a passing familiarity with some of the names. When I’m in the car, I listen to a local station that plays an eclectic mix that includes… --- ## [Paxlovid expired - still good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-expired-still-good/991020)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-expired-still-good/991020 "2023-10-03T19:50:36Z")
I just picked up a prescription for Paxlovid, and I notice that the expiration date is 4/23. Should I assume it’s still good? Or should I assume it no longer good? I’ll take it back to the pharmacy, except that I need… --- ## [What's a good metric for when to stop masking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-metric-for-when-to-stop-masking/986122)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-metric-for-when-to-stop-masking/986122 "2023-10-03T16:46:12Z")
I’m still making in public. I don’t like it, but I’ve had COVID once and that was enough. The vulnerable people in my household pulled through, but I don’t want to play roulette with their lives or long-term health again… --- ## [Pharmacists hold walkout at CVS stores in KC metro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-hold-walkout-at-cvs-stores-in-kc-metro/990802)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-hold-walkout-at-cvs-stores-in-kc-metro/990802 "2023-10-03T16:44:26Z")
Is this happening anyplace else? KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - CVS pharmacists, staff walk out in protest of ‘dangerous environment’ for patients The COVID-19 booster rollout might be a bumpy one as local CVS pharmacy emp… --- ## [Awesome new desalinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-new-desalinator/990950)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-new-desalinator/990950 "2023-10-03T15:36:05Z")
Desalination system that uses no external energy except the Sun and does NOT get fouled by salt accumulation. Cost: cheaper than tap water. Unfortunately it’s still in prototype mode, but there’s no expensive componen… --- ## [What do you think of the heat this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-heat-this-summer/987098)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-heat-this-summer/987098 "2023-10-03T15:10:29Z")
I realized that this summer, though hot, is most likely to be one of the coolest summers I experience in the rest of my life. What do you think of that? --- ## [Beckdawrek and the ersatz elemental refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-ersatz-elemental-refrigerator/990874)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-ersatz-elemental-refrigerator/990874 "2023-10-03T14:30:37Z")
Mid-dau informed me a few days ago my overpriced refrigerator was acting stooopid! Being smart, as I am🤨(and due a previous incident with a certain red Washing machine) I always purchase an extra warranty on appliances. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=725&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=727&state=muted)